On 11/18/07 15:38, Magnus Hörlin wrote: > ... > Hi Klaus. I'm a big fan of you, VDR and Eagle since many years. I always > agree with your postings and read them with great interest, but this is > the first time I have to disagree. My VDR livingroom client consumes > 30-35W from AC mains when running sw mpeg2 SD decode, deinterlace and > scaling. Using Reinhards patches to play h.264 720p it increases to > 40-45W, while my LCD runs at about 125W. So using modern pc hardware, > software decoding doesn't really create a heater in my opinion. I'm sure > an old 450MHz K6 uses more than that. > > My setup: > AMD BE-2300: €70 > Abit AN-M2HD: €80 > 1GB no-name DDR2: €20 > Mini-box picoPSU-80: €50 > total: €220
Maybe it actually is about time for me to build a new VDR. I'll probably take a look at the Reel Extension HD PCI. But that means I'll also need a new motherboard with at least five PCI slots (for 3 DVB-S cards, 1 DVB-T and the Extension HD). On my desktop PC I'm using a passively cooled Pentium M with 1.86GHz, which works really good, so maybe that's also a viable choice for a new VDR. I guess it goes without saying that modern motherboards have a gigabit Ethernet port and graphics on board. Does anybody have a recommendation for such a board? > btw Klaus: I'm an everyday Cadsoft Eagle user since five years and I > still haven't had a single crash or even found a bug in it. Having used > all the high-end E-CAD system there is I can say that this is unheard of > in the industry. I guess you have something to do with that, or what is > your position at Cadsoft? Yes, I'm one of the developers (and also co-owner) ;-) Klaus _______________________________________________ vdr mailing list vdr@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
